Secondary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal treatment: Endoscopic sclerotherapy, band ligation and combined therapy - Long-term results

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Kuran, Sedef ^a,b   Oǧuz, Dilek ^a   Parlak, Erkan ^a   Asil, Mehmet ^a   Çiçek, Bahattin ^a   Kiliç, Mesut ^a   Dişibeyaz, Selçuk ^a   Şahin, Burhan ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Band ligation; Esophageal varices; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER; VEIN LIGATION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34147113784     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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